Your guide to the Solar System and the night sky
Please donate now to help keep TheSkyLive ads-free. This site cannot run without your voluntary donations.
🌎  Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
You won't see any ads here. If you find this website useful please donate to help cover the hosting costs. Thank you!

Comets

Browse and discover detailed information about 207 of the most interesting comets. Comets are listed in order of decreasing brightness.

Visibility from selected location  = visible to the naked eye
 = binocular, brighter than 10th magnitude
= current altitude ≥ 30°   = current altitude < 30°   = below the horizon
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Comet P/2016 J3 (STEREO = 2021 A3)

P/2016 J3 (STEREO)
R.A: 17h 23m 42s   Dec: -21° 26’ 59”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 31.5 (JPL)  fading
in Ophiucus   object currently below the horizon

Comet P/2014 L2 (NEOWISE)

P/2014 L2 (NEOWISE)
R.A: 10h 23m 24s   Dec: +09° 59’ 17”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 31.9 (JPL) 
in Leo   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet 92P/Sanguin

92P/Sanguin
R.A: 11h 42m 09s   Dec: -02° 11’ 38”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 31.9 (JPL) 
in Virgo   object currently below the horizon

Comet C/2021 A4 (NEOWISE)

C/2021 A4 (NEOWISE)
R.A: 21h 42m 40s   Dec: -50° 26’ 08”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 32.4 (JPL)  fading
in Indus   object currently below the horizon

Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1)

C/2006 P1 (McNaught)
R.A: 17h 00m 22s   Dec: -53° 22’ 58”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 32.5 (JPL) 
in Ara   object currently below the horizon

Comet 141P/Machholz 2

141P/Machholz 2
R.A: 12h 46m 23s   Dec: -16° 41’ 13”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 32.6 (JPL)  fading
in Corvus   object currently below the horizon

Comet 255P/Levy

255P/Levy
R.A: 20h 33m 29s   Dec: -10° 00’ 09”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 32.9 (JPL)  brightening
in Capricornus   object currently below the horizon

Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1

62P/Tsuchinshan 1
R.A: 20h 39m 42s   Dec: -22° 24’ 42”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 33.5 (JPL) 
in Capricornus   object currently below the horizon

Comet 34D/Gale (Lost)

34D/Gale (Lost)
R.A: 07h 08m 02s   Dec: +30° 46’ 21”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 33.7 (JPL) 
in Gemini   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet 213P/Van Ness

213P/Van Ness
R.A: 11h 59m 13s   Dec: -06° 42’ 51”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 33.7 (JPL)  brightening
in Virgo   object currently below the horizon

Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)

C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)
R.A: 02h 40m 57s   Dec: -10° 23’ 42”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 33.8 (JPL)  fading
in Cetus   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake)

C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake)
R.A: 13h 53m 23s   Dec: -58° 28’ 00”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 34.3 (JPL) 
in Centaurus   object currently below the horizon

Comet 153P/Ikeya-Zhang

153P/Ikeya-Zhang
R.A: 19h 51m 53s   Dec: -31° 57’ 14”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 35.4 (JPL)  fading
in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle

109P/Swift-Tuttle
R.A: 09h 45m 32s   Dec: -20° 50’ 05”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 36.6 (JPL) 
in Hydra   object currently below the horizon

Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa

72P/Denning-Fujikawa
R.A: 14h 49m 21s   Dec: -18° 34’ 23”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 46.1 (JPL)  brightening
in Libra   object currently below the horizon

Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle

55P/Tempel-Tuttle
R.A: 15h 28m 35s   Dec: -18° 10’ 45”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 47.2 (JPL) 
in Libra   object currently below the horizon

Comet 27P/Crommelin

27P/Crommelin
R.A: 17h 17m 47s   Dec: -18° 04’ 55”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 53.4 (JPL) 
in Ophiucus   object currently below the horizon

Comet 205P/Giacobini

205P/Giacobini
R.A: 19h 24m 41s   Dec: -14° 00’ 38”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude N.A. (JPL) 
in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Comet Great January Comet of 1910 (C/1910 A1)

C/1910 A1 (Great January Comet)
R.A: 20h 02m 28s   Dec: +06° 32’ 35”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude N.A. (JPL) 
in Aquila   object currently below the horizon

Comet Skjellerup-Maristany (C/1927 X1)

C/1927 X1 (Skjellerup-Maristany)
R.A: 17h 08m 13s   Dec: -65° 19’ 28”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude N.A. (JPL) 
in Ara   object currently below the horizon
<
Previous		   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9     10     11   >
Next